Floating out of mind
A patchwork quilt of azures –
Holding us in place.
A mosaic of our sky, made up of photos from across the world (Photo Credit: The SkyDayProject).
This is a sky-ku, inspired by the fact that today (Friday 21st September 2019) is International Sky Day, a landmark event that was initiated by The SkyDayProject in celebration of promoting a greater understanding and appreciation of our sky.
Sky-ku are a new form of poetry that I invented in conjunction with the SkyDayProject. Inspired by the traditional Japanese haiku, sky-ku are written in celebration of the sky in all its many forms. You can
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